In the public interest: monitoring Australia's media : report by the Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies : April 2000

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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: Monitoring Australia’s media Report by the Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies 1
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: Monitoring Australia’s media Report by the Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies 3
Terms of Reference 5
Membership of the Committee* 6
Table of Contents 7
List of Acronymns 11
Executive Summary 12
Recommendations 14
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 15
CHAPTER 2 PRINT MEDIA 31
CHAPTER 3 TELEVISION 67
CHAPTER 4 RADIO 105
CHAPTER 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 121
CHAPTER 6 MEDIA COMPLAINTS COMMISSION 141
Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies SELF-REGULATION IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES Minority Report by ALP Senators 149
Minority Report by Senator Stott Despoja Australian Democrats Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies SELF-REGULATION IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES 167
Appendix 1 Conduct of Inquiry 175
Appendix 2 List of Submissions 177
Appendix 3 List of Additional Information 181
Appendix 4 Witnesses at Hearings 183
Appendix 5 Australian Press Council Statement of Principles 189
Appendix 6 Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance: Australian Journalists’ Association Section - Code of Ethics 191
Appendix 7 Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations, Code of Practice 193
Appendix 8 Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters, Commercial Radio Codes of Practice and Guidelines COMMERCIAL RADIO CODES OF PRACTICE & GUIDELINES 235
Appendix 9 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Code of Practice 251
Appendix 10 Special Broadcasting Service Corporation Codes of Practice 255
Appendix 11 Internet Industry Association Codes of Practice 309
Appendix 12 Australian Association of National Advertisers Code of Ethics 325

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